Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-27
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2. When a person is known to be
sick with dfphtheria, he shOuld imme-
diately be separated from all others,
excepting his attendants, and removed |
to a room which should be specially
prepared for his occupancy.
8. This room should be prepared by |
removing from it all superfluous furni-
ture, carpets, extra clothing, books, |
window curtains, and all other similar
articles, not needed in the room. 1t
should be as remote as possible from |
the family rOoms-preferably In the |
upper story--and care should be taken |
to secure an abundance of fresh air, |
without exposing the patient to direct
drafts. l.-s-u.ss-...-,
A. A card with Diphtheria on it in
large, plain letters should be placed in |
q conspicuous position on the house in |
which there is q person sick with the |
disease. No child should be allowed to
enter the house. 1- -7-1-. 81.
5. No one should be admitted TO the
sick room, except the necessary nurses
and attendants. ss. as, So
6. No food ordrink which has been
in the sick room should be partaken of
by the well. The dishes carried In
should be washed separately.
~. Under no circumstances should
the bed clothes or the patients body
linen be mixed with the other soiled
clothing, or be admitted to. the general
wash, without being first thoroughly
disinfected.
8. All persons recovering from diph-
iberia are dangerous, and should not
be permitted 10 attend school, church,
or any public assembly until, in the
judgment of a careful physician, they
are no longer a source of contagion. e.
8. No public funeral should be held
of any person dying of diphtheria. In
no case sould any child be permitted to
to attend. .... - .-
DISINEECTIoN.
When case of diphtheria occurs, let
the following disinfectant solutions be
prepared at once: F-s'--A -
SOLUTION NO. l.
Dissolve chloride of lime, of the best
quality, in soft water, in the proportion
Of four. ounces to the gallon. dla as
SOLUTION NO. 9.
Dissolve sulphate of iron (known
also as copperas) in hot water, in the
proportion of two ounces to the gallon.
RULES FOR DIsINFECTIoN.
l. The discharges from the throat,
mouth, and nose are exceedingly poi
sonous and should be received on soft
cloths, which must be Immediately
burned or Immersed in Solution No. l.
Q. The discharges from the kidneys
and bowels, and vomited matters are
also dangerous, and should be received
nnnkofnfVNop CnInftnu n
Retain in the vessel fifteen minutes,
when the contents may safely be
thrown into the water closet or privy
vault. g IL a
8. The soiled clothing, bed linen,
ing carried from the sick room, be
placed in boiling water and boiled for
thirty minutes. If, forany reason, this
cannot be done, they may be soaked in
the following solution: EE# 4x -
SOLUTION NO. 8. ~
Dissolve corrosive sublimate in hot
water, in the proportion of two ounces
to the gallon. Label Poison, and keep
in wooden or earthen vessel. W.,
Take two fluid ounces, or half-tea-
cupful of this solution to one gallon OF
water, and let the articles to be dlsin-
fected be thoroughly soaked in this, re-
naming immersed at least two hours;
they may then be wrung out and sent
to the wash. .,.t...
4. The body of q person who has
died of diphtheria should be washed
with Solution No. 1. and wrapped in a
sheet wet with the same. The body
should be buried at once, and in nc
case should be exposed to view.
S. After death or recovery of the
sick, the room, furniture, and othel
contents not to be destroyed, must bt
thorougly disinfected.
q. It is best to burn all articles
which have been in contact. with the
person. Those too valuable to destroy
may be treated as follows:
b. All articles which can be washed
may be treated according to Rule a, un
der Distinction. .Gs
C. Clothing and bedding which can
not be washed may be disinfected by
exposure to dry heat for three or foul
hours. "A temperature of 230' Fab
must be maintained during this time
and the articles freely exposed, !. e., no
folded or arranged in piles or bundles
7. The room and all articles in it
which cannot be treated by either o
the above methods, must be thorough.
fumigated.- 4-.-
a. The contents of the room shoult
be so arranged as to expose the creates
amount of surface to the action of tn
disinfectant. Heavy woolen clothing
silks, furs, stuffed bed covers and simi
lar articles. should be hung up in tn
room and pockets turned inside out
Pillows, mattresses, upholstered furni
ture, ETC.. must be cut open and tn
contents spread out for fumigation
Carpets are best fumigated, these arti
cles must all be hung in the openai
and thoroughly beaten and shaken. 4
s. To disinfect room by fumiga
tion, proceed as follows, sEr,, q, sasiJ5,
q. Close the apartmentasc complete
iy as possible, stopping all opening
through which the gas might escape
Thoroughly dampen the floor, walls
and furniture.
b. For room about ten feet square
take three pounds of sulphur, broke
into small fragments. For larger room
use proportionately larger amount I
sulphur. Put it into an iron pan, an
to avoid danger from fire, support til
pan on bricks, placed ina tub contain
ing few inches of water. Moisten I'll
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